Chef Stavaridis talked to Los Angeles Magazine about inspiring the next generation of chefs through the Manhattan House and GrowingGreat‘s partnership: “When I was a kid, I never really looked up at anybody and saw that I had a chance to be a chef,” she says. “And some of these...
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This is a guest post by our friends at Planet Bee Foundation. Fruits and many types of vegetables start as flowers. To make the transformation from bloom to table, these flowers have to be pollinated. In the United States, bees pollinate 1/3 of every bite we take, but this year, we lost 40% of...
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GrowingGreat congratulates our friend, Chef Diana Stavaridis, who was mentioned in CBS’s article Best Up & Coming Female Chefs In Los Angeles. The article explains that “Diana was tapped to helm Manhattan Beach’s Manhattan House, using her accumulated knowledge of everything from...
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GrowingGreat was featured in the May Science Beyond the Boundaries Preschool Experiment of the Month. In this experiment, children plant radish seeds in a cup decorated with a nose, mouth, and eyes to create “Radish Kid” heads. Over a few weeks, watch the Radish Kid’s...
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GrowingGreat will be hosting a Nutrition & Self–care Parent Support Circle run by Para Los Niños as part of First 5 LA, and you are invited to be part of it! Meet other parents and learn together about creating healthier habits for your young children and your family. JOIN US! July 21st...
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We love getting feedback from GG students! Check out this note from a 4th grader who enjoyed the garden program and meeting Chef Diana.
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Guest Blog by Jill Coons, GrowingGreat’s Director of Education School’s out soon for GrowingGreat and summertime is the perfect time for children and their families to create a bee-autiful habitat for pollinators. Families can plant a colorful garden with a variety of summertime blooms...
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GrowingGreat’s latest Hands-on Science project is now available for download. Play With Your Food/Jugemos con la comida guides children to use their senses to identify fruits and vegetables based on their smell, taste, feel, and color. Download a printable bilingual version here. Find our...
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Why I Support GrowingGreatby Ellen Rosenberg On May 2, 2015, GrowingGreat will honor me and my husband, Mike, at their annual Farm to Table Benefit. I hope you will join me in supporting this outstanding organization and enjoy an unforgettable night under the stars featuring celebrity chefs and...
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In honor of Valentine’s day we created an activity to use with your children or students to plant seeds of love while honoring local farmers. Writing a love letter to a farmer will reinforce the all-important idea of eating fresh, local and close to the source food, which we emphasize in...
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